ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan assured the Senate that no retired or active member of the Pakistan Armed Forces was working on deputation at the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). In response to a question during question hour, the minister stated that NADRA employs 13,997 people, with […]
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Government shows progress on establishment of South Punjab province
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told the Senate on Monday that progress had been made toward the formation of a South Punjab province, and he asked opposition parties to work with the government to reach an agreement on the matter. In response to a question from Opposition Leader Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Qureshi stated […]
Supreme Court directs Wapda to compensate Tarbela Dam’s affectees
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court affirmed the Peshawar High Court’s ruling on the payment and assignment of alternative land to those displaced by the Tarbela Dam’s construction on Monday, and ordered the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) to find a solution and compensate the victims. According to the report, the apex court dismissed Wapda’s appeal […]
Sialkot lynching: Widow receives donation of $100,000 from business community
SIALKOT: A $100,000 donation was raised and given to the widow and family of a Sri Lankan man who was lynched by a mob in Sialkot by the business community. The cash was raised by members of the business community, many of whom are friends and colleagues of the deceased Sri Lankan man, to assist […]
Earthquake hits western Afghanistan killing 20 people, destroying homes
KABUL: An earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Monday, killing more than 20 people and destroying hundreds of homes, local authorities said. The 5.6 magnitude tremor shook the western province of Badghis, bordering Turkmenistan, in the afternoon, reducing brick homes to rubble, according to photos shared by local authorities. “Unfortunately, our initial reports show that 22 […]
Chinese herbal medicine turns out to be effective for Covid-19
KARACHI: Pakistani health authorities on Monday announced the completion of a successful clinical trial of Chinese traditional herbal medicine for treating Covid-19, as the South Asian nation enters a fifth wave of the pandemic driven by the Omicron variant. The Chinese medicine, Jinhua Qinggan Granules (JHQG) manufactured by Juxiechang (Beijing) pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is already […]
Abbasi terms SBP Amendment Bill as damage to country’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister and PML-N senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has expressed concern about the potential ramifications of the SBP Amendment Bill 2021, which seeks ultimate autonomy for the country’s central bank. Abbasi, speaking at a press conference in Islamabad on Monday, described the bill as harmful to the country’s sovereignty and proposed that […]
PTI issues show cause notice to party parliamentarian over criticising in NA
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has issued a show-cause notice to a party parliamentarian from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) for allegedly criticising the top leadership during the recent National Assembly session. Noor Alam attacked the PTI government in the lower house of parliament on Friday, a day after asking Prime Minister Imran Khan “difficult questions” regarding the […]